Locksmith Ledger

September 2008

Locksmith Ledger International is the leader in providing cutting edge product information and installation techniques for the Locksmith and Installing Security Profesional. Every month, Locksmith Ledger International highlights new products, as well as, their step by step installation process making it a must read and a reference tool for the future.

One locksmith product we can profitably depend on is high security locks. Most customers readily appreciate a system which provides key control plus a defense against both forced entry and lock picking. When compared to untrained key cutters at big box...

The CCTV Imports OA200-ID time attendance and access control unit can be used as a stand-alone unit or connected via Wiegand output to work with a standard access controller. The unit also has an integral biometric fingerprint scanner

The development of the electronic safe lock has revolutionized the way people think about owning a safe. Operating a mechanical safe lock required not only memorizing the three or four numbers of the combination, but also what seems to be even...

Take Our Quiz: Servicing Yale Large Format Interchanegable Core Cylinders
1. What two types of keys are used in Interchangeable core locks?
Answer: Operating keys and Control keys
2. What cut depth is used in Yale LFIC cores in the space...

Profile cylinders today are a small market in the United States, and they are particularly rare in California. My experience actually began in the eastern United States on a storm door that had been purchased complete, which included an installed...

The Interchangeable Core (IC) lock mechanism was developed as a simpler way to rekey locking hardware without removing the entire lockset/cylinder from the door. Interchangeable core lock mechanisms can be used with any type of lock hardware...

Securitech is a manufacturer of innovative control trim solutions for electric locking. This code-compliant solution can be integrated with most access control systems. The easy-to-install control trim has a 24vDC electric release solenoid inside the...

The Securitron Flex Mount system is an intuitive set of mounting brackets designed exclusively for use with the M62FG Magnalock and GL1 Gate Lock. Using pre-formed post channels and plates, a high security lock mounting platform can be assembled in...

The new SDC 45 series features choice of one faceplate or three different faceplates to ensure adaptability to virtually application. Standard features include field reversible failsafe/failsecure mode, ¼" horizontal alignment adjustment, keeper closed...

ASSA’s C4 CLIQ system provides an audit trail through electronic keys and cylinders in conventional door hardware. C4 CLIQ Remote keys can be programmed anywhere in the world through an internet connection. These keys will operate ASSA HS...

Napco's latest field-proven Gemini crystal controlled wireless window/door transmitter appeals to home and business owners in search of a transmitter that easily goes unnoticed. The Low-Profile Transmitter, known as GEM-TRANSLP, virtually disappears in...

Medeco Hybrid Cylinders utilize the functions of common online access control readers, by incorporating HID Prox technology into an offline retrofit cylinder. With this technology, mechanical and electronic access control systems can be easily merged...

Marks USA's new i-Qwik is an all-weather, heavy duty, grade 2 lockset with a 160-user capability and a black powder coat crinkle finish with 26D American Levers. It is keypad programmable and has functions for manual passage mode, double code entry and...

Fitted with interchangeable cores or conventional cylinders, Falcon's new D Series deadbolt locks can be adapted to most manufacturers' key systems. With an improved strike and deep-drawn dust box assembly, jamb strength is dramatically improved. An...

The new compact stand-alone Door / Gate Control with Audit Trail from Dortronics controls one or two doors using secure EZ-Prox cards, key fobs or the Dortronics #8160xWG heavy-duty keypad. Users can be programmed in or out of the system at the keypad...

The Altronix ACM4 distributes 12/24V AC or DC over four independently controlled Fail-Safe and/or Fail-Secure outputs to power and control electric strikes and magnetic locks. Designed for smaller access control applications, the ACM4's four independently...

Alarm Lock's iSee Video plug-and-play surveillance system gives commercial end-users peace of mind and lets them monitor their business over the Internet. This system installs seamlessly and provides RMR from CCTV video installations in new and retrofit...

Medeco High Security Locks announces the launch of KeyMark X4. Well known for having the largest retrofit capability of any locking system on the market, KeyMark X4 has up to four times the masterkey capability of standard SFIC systems with patents...